Effects of Exercise and Enzyme Therapy in Early Occupational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Preliminary Study

Table 4

Assessment of the development in sensory conduction of the median nerve.

sensory lesions in the group (N)	NCS	mean SCV (m/s) ± SD	95% confidence interval for the mean		significance of the change
			lower limit	upper limit
Exercise; N=16	initial	47.14±1.53	46.32	47.95	p<0.001
	final	53.11±7.57	49.07	57.14
enzyme therapy; N=17	initial	45.32±3.03	43.76	46.88	p<0.001
	final	54.75±8.44	50.41	59.09
controls; N=15	initial	45.70±2.64	44.24	47.16	p=0.660
	final	46.38±1.94	45.31	47.45

NCS: nerve conduction study, SCV: sensory conduction velocity, SD: standard deviation.